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SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2021 10 Bahrain delegation chief Mercedes pair edge Verstappen receives UAE Olympic official in Hungarian GP practice Bottas heads Hamilton• and Verstappen in second It feels like being in Friday practice at a Finnish sauna. It’s Hungaroring a good comparison especially when you stop running, you get AFP | Budapest the heat. It’s way more than 60 degrees, 70 HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa presents Eng Azza bint Suleiman ercedes pair Valtteri degrees in the cockpit with a token of appreciation Bottas and Lewis MHamilton edged Red VALTTERI BOTTAS TDT | Manama Also on hand was BOC sec- Bull’s Max Verstappen in prac- retary general and delegation tice for the Hungarian Grand When he went out again he ahrain Olympic Commit- deputy head Mohammed Al Prix yesterday as the two teams said “all the time I try to turn Btee vice-president and the Nusuf. renewed their rivalry following I’m losing the rear”. Kingdom’s delegation head HH Shaikh Isa praised the their controversial collision at Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in action during practice session Hamilton, who is looking for at the Tokyo Olympics His strong relations linking Bah- Silverstone. balance of his car, was third al- alty handed to Hamilton with his 100th Grand Prix win this Highness Shaikh Isa bin Ali rain and the UAE at all levels, Verstappen had been quickest most three-tenths of a second Mercedes later accusing them of weekend and his ninth in Hun- bin Khalifa Al Khalifa received especially in the sports field. in the morning session but Bot- behind Bottas with Red Bull attempting to “tarnish the good gary, might have gone quicker UAE Olympic Committee as- They also discussed issues of tas came through a blisteringly teammate Sergio Perez back in name and sporting integrity of but for a big snap of oversteer sistant secretary general for mutual interest. At the end of hot afternoon to set the pace fifth behind the Alpine of Este- Lewis Hamilton”. that took him briefly off track financial and administrative the meeting, souveniers were with a quickest time of 1min ban Ocon. Verstappen, who was in hos- but the Briton was pleased with affairs Eng Azza bint Sulei- exchanged between HH Shaikh 17.012secs, just 0.027s ahead of Relations between the two pital when Hamilton took the the day’s work. man. Isa and Eng Azza. Hamilton. leading teams have been on edge chequered flag at Silverstone, “To see Valtteri and I both on “It feels like being in a Finnish since Hamilton and Verstap- had also weighed into the argu- the front row pace-wise, I think, sauna,” said Bottas. pen collided on the opening lap ment by describing the Briton’s is great for the team and we’ll “It’s a good comparison espe- of the British GP, sending Red podium celebrations as “disre- only improve on that,” he said. cially when you stop running, Bull’s championship leader Ver- spectful”. “We’ve got some work to do Manchester United’s Rashford you get the heat. It’s way more stappen careening off the course Hamilton denied the charge tonight to see how we can fi - than 60 degrees, 70 degrees in and out of the race. but admitted he would not hesi- nesse the car a little bit more but to have shoulder surgery the cockpit. Hamilton was given a 10-sec- tate to pull the same manoeuvre it’s a good start.” AFP | London The 23-year-old has long had “It’s sweaty but out on track at ond penalty but went on to win again. Pierre Gasly claimed sixth shoulder trouble, nursing the least you get a bit of air. It’s good the race and close the gap be- Verstappen put in the quick- for AlphaTauri while Fernando anchester United for- injury for much of last season to see that most likely we’re go- tween the two in the title race est time in the morning when Alonso, who celebrated his 40th Mward Marcus Rashford and during his involvement in ing to be in the fight for pole to just eight points. he switched to soft tyres but birthday on Thursday, put in a is to undergo shoulder surgery, Euro 2020, where Rashford tomorrow so that’s really mo- The rivalry cranked up a few could not match the Mercedes good day’s work in the Alpine, the Premier League giants an- was one of several England tivating.” more notches on Thursday pair later on, complaining over clocking the sixth-quickest time nounced yesterday, and could players who missed a penalty Verstappen, who appeared when Red Bull failed to win a the radio that the car was “so in the morning and seventh in now miss the opening months in a shootout loss to Italy in to be having problems with the review into the 10-second pen- understeery it’s incredible”. the afternoon. of the new season. the final. Fakhreddine is a few days away from Said Maalem found true calling through MMA a chance to make BRAVE CF history TDT | Manama TDT | Manama restling is one of the most Wdifficult disciplines in big part of the success of combat sports to master, but A BRAVE CF Middleweight Mohamed “L’Ambiance” Said World Champion Mohammad Maalem has excelled in the said “The Latest” Fakhreddine as field at the highest level. a mixed martial artist is his as- In fact, he is one of the most tonishing knockout power. lauded grapplers in mixed mar- Out of his 14 career victories, tial arts (MMA) today. the 37-year-old spitfire from Said Maalem was a natural Lebanon has won 11 by way of at wrestling. He trained every knockout. Furthermore, his last single day at a very young age, seven wins haven’t reached the dominated the competition, judges’ scorecards. and became a national cham- His most recent victim was pion in his home country of Daniel Pereira at BRAVE CF 41 Algeria. in September 2020, where he His caliber and credentials stopped the highly-touted Bra- as a wrestler could have made Mohamed Said Maalem zilian in the fourth round to Mohammad Fakhreddine him a regular fixture in the capture the promotion’s Mid- prestigious Summer Olympic yweights on the roster in his dleweight World Champion- When the Bahrain-based Games as a representative of maiden appearance. ship. 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He is set to vie for the tion, where he finished Kleber spar with a pro MMA athlete, by dispatching Zvonimir Kralj vacant BRAVE CF Light Heavy- Silva in the semi-final phase which turned out to be an in the first round at BRAVE CF weight World Championship before succumbing to Azamat eye-opener for him due to the When Mohamed Said 45 in November 2020. in the main event of BRAVE CF Next up on Fakhred- Murzakanov in the finals. all-encompassing nature of the Maalem inked an After propelling himself into 52: Bad Blood in Milan, Ita - dine’s agenda is to be- This weekend, Fakhreddine sport. At that very moment, he exclusive deal with the international limelight, Said ly on Sunday, August 1 against come the first athlete makes his debut at light heav- made the decision to continue BRAVE Combat Feder- Maalem now faces the opportu- Mohamed “ L’Ambiance” Said to ever hold two world yweight against an established competing, only now it would ation in 2019, he im- nity of a lifetime. He is booked Maalem. division contender like Said be inside the cage as a prize- to face BRAVE CF Middleweight There are questions wheth- titles at the same time Maalem, who earned a title shot fighter. mediately established World Champion Mohammad er Fakhreddine can carry his in BRAVE CF history with two big wins under the The methodical Algerian al- himself as one of the “The Latest” Fakhreddine for signature power up in weight, company’s banner. ready had a world-class grap- most exciting light the vacant BRAVE CF Light but history shows that his pow- a 179-pound catchweight con- Aside from inserting his pling base. Now, all he needed heavyweights on the Heavyweight World Cham- er-punching ability has been test at BRAVE CF 6 in April 2017. name into an elite group of to do was add striking and sub- roster in his maiden pionship in the main event of with him wherever he goes. “The Latest” didn’t disap- “champ-champ” competitors missions to his arsenal. appearance BRAVE CF 52: Bad Blood in Mi- Fakhreddine started out as a point as he thwarted Witos in the sport, Fakhreddine looks Four years later, Said Maalem lan, Italy on August 1. welterweight with a knack for with 36 seconds remaining in to provide an emphatic answer made his professional debut, If Said Maalem can defeat shutting the lights off on his op- the first round. He then became once again to his naysayers by and since then, he never looked When he inked an exclusive Fakhreddine, not only will he ponents, but after spending five a full-fledged middleweight at toppling Said Maalem in an back.